EP1371397B1 - Poignée de club de golf enveloppée - Google Patents

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EP1371397B1
EP1371397B1 EP03252999A EP03252999A EP1371397B1 EP 1371397 B1 EP1371397 B1 EP 1371397B1 EP 03252999 A EP03252999 A EP 03252999A EP 03252999 A EP03252999 A EP 03252999A EP 1371397 B1 EP1371397 B1 EP 1371397B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/14—Handles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/08—Handles characterised by the material
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/10—Handles with means for indicating correct holding positions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/14—Coverings specially adapted for handles, e.g. sleeves or ribbons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/16—Caps; Ferrules

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  • the present invention relates to an improved grip assembly for golf-clubs and other sporting equipment employing handles subject to shock when such devices are impacted.
  • Such earlier grips utilize a polyurethane layer bonded to a felt layer to define a resilient strip, which is spirally wrapped around an underlisting sleeve, with such underlisting sleeve being slipped over the handle portion of a golf club shaft.
  • My U.S. Patent No. 6,386,989 discloses a golf club grip wherein the lower end of the resilient strip is restrained from unraveling from the underlisting sleeve by forming the upper portion of the nipple of the sleeve with a circumferential groove which receives the lowermost edge of the strip, after which an outer peripheral lip defined by the groove is folded upwardly over such lower edge.
  • the lip snugly encompasses the strip's lower edge and retains the lower edge against unraveling from the sleeve and hence the handle of the golf club during play, as well as when a golf club is inserted into and removed from a golf bag.
  • the golf club grip of the present invention solves the problem of the upper end of the resilient strip of a golf club grip unraveling from the handle of a golf club during play and particularly when the golf club is removed from and inserted into a golf bag.
  • Such problem is solved by forming the underside of the integral cap of the underlisting sleeve with a circumferential slot that snugly receives the upper edge of the resilient strip to prevent the strip from unraveling.
  • Figs. 1, 2 and 3 show a golf club C having a shaft 20 upon the handle H of which is installed a prior art resilient grip GPA.
  • Grip GPA includes a polyurethane-felt strip S which is spirally wrapped about a resilient underlisting UPA similar to that shown and described in my U.S. Patent No. 6,386,989.
  • a plurality of such prior art golf club grips are inserted into and removed form a conventional golf bag B during play.
  • the grips GPA of the golf clubs have sliding contact with other golf club grips and the sides of the golf bag B. Such contact causes the upper end of the resilient strips to unravel from the golf club handles.
  • Figs. 1 shows a golf club C having a shaft 20 upon the handle H of which is installed a prior art resilient grip GPA.
  • Grip GPA includes a polyurethane-felt strip S which is spirally wrapped about a resilient underlisting UPA similar to that shown and described in my U.S. Patent No. 6,386,989.
  • Such grip includes resilient underlisting sleeve U, that includes an integral cap 22 at its upper end, while the lower end of the sleeve is formed with an integral nipple24.
  • the upper portion of nipple 24 is formed with a circumferential groove 25 for a purpose described hereinafter.
  • the underside of cap 22 is formed with a circumferentially extending slot 26 which receives the upper end of the resilient sleeve S of Figs. 8 -11 in a manner to be described hereinafter.
  • strip S is fabricated from first and second individual segments S1 and S2 of different widths, with segment S1 preferably being wider than segment S2.
  • Segment S1 includes a bottom backing layer, 30 (preferably of felt) having an inner or bottom surface which is adhered to the aforedescribed underlisting sleeve U.
  • Segment S1 also includes a top layer of a suitable resilient plastic material, such as a smooth closed-pore polyurethane layer, generally designated 34, with the polyurethane layer being bonded to the upper surface of its adjacent bottom layer,
  • the segment S1 may be formed with vertical air-passing perforations (not shown) such as described in my U.S. Patent No. 5,645,501 issued July 8, 1997.
  • Segment S2 is similar in construction to segment S1 and includes an open-pored bottom backing layer, generally designated 36 (preferably of felt), having an inner or bottom surface which is adhered to underlisting sleeve U. Segment S2 also includes a top layer 40 of a suitable resilient plastic material such as polyurethane layer, with the polyurethane layer being bonded to the upper surface of its adjacent backing layer 36.
  • an open-pored bottom backing layer generally designated 36 (preferably of felt), having an inner or bottom surface which is adhered to underlisting sleeve U.
  • Segment S2 also includes a top layer 40 of a suitable resilient plastic material such as polyurethane layer, with the polyurethane layer being bonded to the upper surface of its adjacent backing layer 36.
  • the polyurethane layer of each strip segment S1 and S2 may be formed in a conventional manner by coating a felt strip with one or more solutions of polyurethane (e.g., polyester or polyether) dissolved in a dimethyl formamide (DMF), immersing the coated strip in water baths to displace the DMF and cause the urethane to coagulate, and finally driving off the water by the application of pressure and heat. In this manner, pores are formed in the polyurethane layer, while the underside of the polyurethane layer is bonded to the upper surface of the felt layer.
  • the thickness of the polyurethane layer is preferably about 0.2 - 1.40 millimeters and the thickness of the felt layer is about 0.7 - 1.90 millimeters.
  • the felt layers 30 and 36 serve as backing layers for the polyurethane layer 34 and polyurethane coating 40 so as to provide strength for the polyurethane.
  • the felt also cooperates with the polyurethane to assist in cushioning the shocks applied to a grip when a golf ball is struck by a golf club.
  • other materials may be substituted for the felt as a backing layer to provide strength for the polyurethane and to cushion shocks, e.g., a synthetic plastic such as an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, commonly known as EVA.
  • the felt may be fabricated of conventional suitable materials such as nylon, cotton, polyester or the like.
  • peel-away tape 56 includes a a thin band 56B which can be pulled off the main body of tape 56 to expose adhesive 54 disposed on one edge of segment S1, while the tapes' main body remains on the adhesive covering the remainder of the segment S1.
  • the side edges of the polyurethane layer 34 of segment S1 are formed with sidewardly and outwardly extending reinforcement side edges 46 and 47.
  • the side edges of the polyurethane layer 40 of segment S2 are also, formed with sidewardly and outwardly extending reinforcement side edges 48 and 49.
  • the side-edges of the felt layer 34 of segment S1 have been skived, to form outwardly and upwardly slanted side edges 50 and 51.
  • the side edges of felt layer of segment S2 have been skived to form outwardly and upwardly slanted side edges 52 and 53.
  • the underside of segment S2 is covered with an adhesive 58 initially covered by a peel-away tape 59 (Fig. 9).
  • reinforced side edge 49 of segment S2 is then placed on top of skived side edge 50 of segment, S1 as shown in Fig. 11 and pressed onto segment S1.
  • the strip S is then cut on both ends to provide the leading edge and trailing edges 60 and 62.
  • polyurethane layer 40 of segment S2 inwardly of the recessed side edges may be embossed with depressed indicia I, such as the name of the manufacturer of the golf club grip.
  • embossing serves not only as a decorative enhancement of the golf club grip, but additionally, the embossing process densifies the polyurethane layer 40 so as to reduce stretching of the second segment and thereby increase the hoop strength of the strip S.
  • Fig. 19 Referring thereto, it will be seen that the upper end of strip S is restrained against unraveling by being locked in cap slot 26 while the lower end of such strip is restrained against unraveling by nipple lip 70.
  • the aforedescribed arrangement for securing the upper edge of the strip S is particularly useful in securely retaining a two-piece strip on the upper portion of the underlisting sleeve since the narrower strip segment has a tendency to become unraveled.
  • the spiral wrapping of the strip S about the underlisting U, and the positioning of the upper and lower edges of the strip within the slot 26 and groove 25 may take place when the underlisting sleeve is positioned upon a mandrel M in a conventional manner.
  • the sleeve and strip combination may be removed from the mandrel and slipped onto the handle portion of a golf club shaft.
  • the resilient strip may be of one-piece construction, rather than the two segment construction described hereinabove.

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  1. Ensemble de poignée de club de golf (G), comprenant :
    un manchon tubulaire résilient (U) formé à son extrémité supérieure par un capuchon (22) et à son extrémité inférieure par un raccord (24), une bande résiliente (S) enroulée en spirale autour du manchon tubulaire (U) ét collée à celui-ci entre une partie inférieure du capuchon (22) et le raccord (24),
    caractérisé par une fente périphérique tournée vers le bas (26) formée sur le côté inférieur du capuchon (22), le capuchon faisant partie intégrante du manchon ; et en ce qu'
    un bord supérieur (60) de la bande résiliente (S) est fermement disposé dans la fente périphérique (26) pour empêcher une partie supérieure de la bande résiliente (S) de se défaire du manchon tubulaire (U).
  2. Ensemble de poignée de club de golf (G) selon la revendication 1, qui inclut une rainure tournée vers le haut (25) formée dans une partie supérieure du raccord (24), une partie externe de la rainure (25) étant définie par un rebord périphérique souple, le rebord étant extensible vers l'extérieur pour retenir de manière sûre une extrémité inférieure de la bande résiliente (S) dans la rainure (25) pour coopérer avec la fente du capuchon (26) et ainsi empêcher toute la longueur de la bande (S) de se défaire du manchon tubulaire (U).
  3. Ensemble de poignée de club de golf (G) selon la revendication 1 ou 2 dans lequel la bande résiliente (S) est formée par un premier (51) et un second (52) segment avec un bord supérieur (60) du segment (51) de la bande résiliente (S) fermement agencé dans la fente périphérique (26).
  4. Procédé de fabrication d'un ensemble de club de golf (G), ledit procédé incluant :
    la fourniture d'un manchon tubulaire résilient (U) formé à son extrémité supérieure par un capuchon (22) faisant partie intégrante de ce dernier et à son extrémité inférieure par un raccord (24), avec une fente périphérique tournée vers le bas (26) formée sur le côté inférieur du capuchon (22) :
    la fourniture d'une bande résiliente (S) ;
    l'agencement ferme d'un bord supérieur (60) de la bande résiliente (S) dans la fente périphérique (26) pour empêcher une partie supérieure de la bande résiliente (S) de se défaire du manchon tubulaire (U) ; et
    l'enroulement en spirale et le collage de ladite bande (S) au manchon tubulaire (U) entre une partie inférieure du capuchon (22) et le raccord (24).
  5. Procédé de fabrication d'un ensemble de poignée de club de golf (G) selon la revendication 4 comprenant en outre les étapes consistant à former une rainure tournée vers le haut (25) dans la partie supérieure du raccord (24), une partie externe de la rainure (25) étant définie par un rebord souple (70) étendant le rebord du raccord vers l'extérieur pour recevoir puis fixer une extrémité inférieure de la bande résiliente (S) dans la rainure (25) pour retenir la partie inférieure de la bande (S) sur une partie inférieure du manchon tubulaire (U), moyennant quoi la fente du capuchon (26) et la rainure du raccord (25) coopèrent pour empêcher toute la longueur de la bande résiliente (S) de se défaire du manchon (U).
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la bande résiliente (S) est fabriquée à partir des premier (51) et second (52) segments et un bord supérieur (60) de l'un des segments (51) est agencé dans la fente du capuchon (26).
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